iemp kim i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom."'m kim b. this is "cnn newsroom." another vaccine has emergency use authorization from the u.s. food and drug administration. this one by the drug manufacturer moderna. it's the second one in a week to get the green light. now we're waiting for the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention to recommend who should get the new drug first. that's expected this weekend. millions of doses could then be sent across the country as soon as monday. the decision came as the u.s. record number of new coronavirus cases on friday just shy of a quarter million people. adding to the toll, 13 state days of record hospitalizations. right now, there are almost 115,000 americans being treated for covid. some hospitals already are out of icu beds. they warn that another surge after christmas could overwhelm the system. we get the latest now from cnn's randi kaye. >> the united states seeing its darkest days since the pandemic began. the more help is likely on the way. the cdc is expected to discuss distribution plans over the weeke

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom. " >>> we're waiting for the director of the u.s.enters for disease control and prevention to give the final okay to moderna's covid vaccine. that decision by dr. robert redfield could come at any time. earlier saturday a cdc panel recommended the moderna vaccine for americans 18 and older. the head of the government's vaccine initiative, "operation warp speed," says about 6 million doses of the new vaccine will ship out today. that means the first shots could be administered as early as monday. this will be the second covid vaccine the u.s. has authorized in a week. the cdc says at least 272,000 americans received their first shot of the pfizer-biontech drug since it was distributed last week, but unlike the moderna vaccine, this one is authorized for people as young as 16. but health experts warn getting the entire country inoculated will be an uphill struggle as the pandemic rages out of control. new cases have approached 250,000 people in a single day, almost 200,000 on saturday, and the death toll keeps soaring. in the six days

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> millions of doses of co-vid vaccine are ready to ship across the united states at this hour awaiting a final thumbs up from the head of the cdc. it's up to dr. robert redfield to issue the government's final blessing on the vaccine developed by pfizer and biontech. an advisor panel made the recommendation earlier saturday. testing data shows the drug achieves 9d 5% immunity after two shots and showing up just as the pandemic in the u.s. is turning from bad to worse. one million americans tested positive in just the past four days bringing the total so far to a staggering 16 million infected people. it took almost 100 days to reach the first million back in april. now, once the cdc gives the green light, a massive nationwide vaccination campaign will begin in earnest. simply transporting millions of doses while keeping them super cold is an epic challenge. we look at the details. >> reporter: we're getting new insight from why the vaccine is not on the move

i'm kim brunhuber. if you own a phone, you've dropped it.'ve dropped mine like a thousand times, which is why i have one of these hard cases. it can be a heart stopping experience, but imagine dropping your smartphone from a moving plane. that's what happened to an australian man, and believe it or not, the device survived to tell the tale. here's cnn's . >> reporter: seems like people delight in destroying iphones, shredding them, drowning them with milk, piercing them with nails but documentary maker, ernesto wanted to use his phone, not lose it, as he shot the beaches of rio, but the phone took off. ernesto got annoyed. here's how it look from the phone's view, a blurry 6 minutes later, the iphone 6 landed, the next day, ernesto used the find my phone app and found it. you would say thank you, too, if your phone fell out of a plane and still worked with only minor damage to the screen protector and case. jealous twitter users complained, i could just look at my screen and it cracks: but i dropped mine into a urinal and it dies. jimmy fall

i'm kim brunhuber and you're watching cnn newsroom.n just a few hours from now, the first doses of the pfizer biontech vaccines are set to go to locations in the u.s., and health care workers will begin administering shops today. we have seen shipments make it to several states, including california where the first batch arrived earlier at los angeles international airport. a recent surge in coronavirus cases is forcing germany to take drastic action to stem the spread. it will go into a hard national lock down this week. beginning on wednesday, all nonessential shops, services and schools will close until january 10th. christmas gatherings will be limited to five people from two different households. this comes after germany reported its highest death toll in one day on friday, nearly 600 fatalities. for more on the restrictions let's bring in fred pleitgen, who joins us from berlin. angela merkel has been advocating this shut down for a while. how will the holidays be different this year, and how are germans reacting to this? . >> a

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. >>> as the total number of coronavirus cases in the u.s. approaches 17 million, more covid deaths were reported in the country on wednesday than ever before in a single day. more than 3,600 lives were lost. wednesday also saw the most positive tests ever recorded in one day, more than 247,000 new infections across the u.s. now, some of those people will end up needing intensive medical care in a system already buckling under the strain. 113,000 patients are being treated for covid across the country. the good news, a second vaccine is likely to skrojoin the battl soon. we get more from cnn's sara murray. >> reporter: optimism is growing as a second coronavirus vaccine could be on the way. the food and drug administration's independent advisory committee meeting to assess moderna's vaccine. >> we're looking at 95% efficacy on this vaccine. 100% at preventing severe illness. >> reporter: if the fda authorizes the vaccine, 6 million doses could begin shipping out soon after. because it doesn't require the same ultra storage as pfizers, it's sl

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you're watching "cnn newsroom" and i'm kim brunhuber. the first batch of the covid vaccine has arrived in california and should be delivered just hours from now. we'll look at plans to distribute it. meanwhile, other parts of the world are taking action amid a spike in coronavirus cases. we'll go live to berlin, london, hong kong. and the electoral college is set to seal the end of donald trump's presidency, but he's still not going quietly. >>> a long-awaited moment, months in the making is now just hours away. the arrival of a covid-19 vaccine across the u.s. today, the first doses of the pfizer-biontech vaccine are set to arrive in all 50 states. it cleared the last hurdle over the weekend after the cdc director accepted an advisory committee's recommendation that the vaccine be administered. ups says its first deliveries are expected in hours from now. the hope is health care workers can immediately begin administering the shots. these developments come one day after the u.s. marked a new record for hospitalizations. more than 109,00

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom. " >>> the economic toll of the coronavirus has been staggering. now millions of americans have just lost unemployment benefits and may soon lose eviction protection. president trump refuses to sign the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill. the deadline passed three hours ago. it also means that government funding runs out monday. without more action from congress, a government shutdown will happen at midnight monday night. and that moratorium on evictions expires at the end of the month. despite the white house giving its blessing to the deal that passed congress days ago, mr. trump now says it doesn't give americans enough money. he tweeted saturday demanding congress raise the $600 in direct payments to $2,000, and also blaming china. jeremy diamond is traveling with the president and has the latest from florida. >> reporter: president trump on saturday appeared to only dig in his heels further on his objections to this coronavirus relief bill. the president i

i'm kim brunhuber and this is "cnn newsroom." >>> u.s. president donald trump has now signed a much-needed coronavirus relief bill that's set to deliver desperately needed funds to small businesses and millions of struggling americans. but this comes days after mr. trump initially refused to sign the deal, throwing many into financial uncertainty and sparking fears of a government shutdown. jeremy diamond has the details. >> reporter: well, five days after president trump threw billions of dollars of desperately needed coronavirus relief into limbo by suggesting he might not sign a massive piece of legislation passed by congress, the president has now signed that legislation. the president signing that $2.3 trillion spending billion that includes $900 billion in coronavirus relief on sunday night here in south florida. the president, though, only signing this legislation after unemployment benefits for more than 12 million americans lapsed on saturday night after the president didn't sign the legislation then. and the president's signatur

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this is "cnn newsroom", and i'm kim brunhuber. just ahead, more than 3,000 americans have died from covid-19 in a single day even as the u.s. waits for emergency use authorization for a vaccine. and as the global vaccine rollout continues, uk health officials are investigating two allergic reactions there. >>> plus, what we know about the newly announced federal investigation into the president-elect's son, hunter biden, and his business dealings in china. >>> all right. we begin with the deadliest day so far in the coronavirus pandemic. the u.s. reported more than 3,000 covid deaths on wednesday. that's more than the number of americans who died on 9/11, and it's only growing worse. new infections are averaging 200,000 people a day, and hospitalizations are at an all time high. the best most immediate hope may be pfizer's new vaccine. the food and drug administration will finally give had a hard look beginning in a few hours. if it gets the green light, limited distribution could start almost immediately. we get the latest now fr

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i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> millions of doses of co-vid vaccine are ready to ship across the united states at this hour pending the final okay from the head of the cdc. it's unto dr. robert redfield to issue the official red light for the vaccine. an advisory panel made that recommendation earlier on saturday. testing data show the drug achieves 95% immunity against the coronavirus after two shots, and it's showing up just as the pandemic in the u.s. is turning from bad to worse. >>> one million americans tested positive in just the past four days bringing the total so far to a staggering 16 million infected people. it took almost 100 days to reach the first million in april. the cdc could sign off on the vaccine at any time. when it does transporting millions of doses of vaccine to their destinations while keeping them super cold will be an epic challenge. cnn has the latest on this massive undertaking. >>> as a race to distribute the pfizer vaccine is set to begin in the united stat

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i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >> about 6 million doses of moderna's co-vid vaccine are ready to be shipped as soon as today. final authorization from the cdc is expected at any time. it will be the second time in a week the cdc director has signed off on a new vaccine. the cdc says at least 272,000 americans have received their first shot of the pfizer drug since it was distributed last week. the vaccines are arriving as new cases and deaths keep soaring. in the six days since the pfizer vaccine appeared people have died. we are outside a shipping facility in mississippi. >> reporter: the moderna vaccine shipments start sunday. it begins right here. this is a facility that is the company distributing the vaccine for moderna. it's a bit of a strategic spot. we're not far from memphis, the head quarters of fedex. it and ups will ship the vaccine to 3,000 locations across the country. this rollout about four times larger than the pfizer rollout of last week, and operation warp speed is apologi

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> jobless benefits that 12 million struggling americans have come to rely on are now expiring because of president trump. the president has allowed the protections to lapse rather than sign the latest covid relief bill into law. he's rejecting the bill his own team helped to craft, sending out tweets doubling down on last minute demands to more than triple payments to individual americans. among those strenuously urging president trump to reverse course is the man who is just weeks away from replacing him, president-elect joe biden calls mr. trump's inaction an abdication of responsibility. funding to keep the government running is also tied up in the bill. to avert a shutdown, it needs to be signed by monday. and in less than a week, the nationwide moratorium on renter evictions ends. but all at stake. the president is continuing his holiday vacation in florida. jeremy diamond is traveling with the president. >> reporter: while president trump on saturday ap

i'm kim brunhuber and you're watching "cnn newsroom." police say possible human remains have been recovered after a huge explosion near downtown nashville, tennessee, on christmas morning. more than 40 businesses were damaged, several cars were destroyed, three people were hurt, but no deaths or life threatening injuries have been reported. a blast appears to have been caused by a bomb in this vehicle. about 50 minutes before it blew up, a record message warned people to leave the area. david was walking his dog on christmas morning when a blinding flash ripped through his neighborhood. luckily, he hasn't hurt or killed. >> i had stepped outside. our building is next door to 21c hotel and the night manager was running around outside saying he had to evacuate the building. and i was just kind of frazzled. every current had police calls added, stopping any kind of traffic. i turned around. this would have been just a couple of minutes before the explosion. i think the explosion was my security cameras, i think, showed it at 6:29. mifk rig

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